Neon lights or signs are made from glass tubes filled with neon gas which produce a bright electric light.
In the city squares the neon lights flashed in turn.
...neon slogans which light up the city by night.
2. uncountable noun
Neon is a gas which occurs in very small amounts in the atmosphere.
...inert gases like neon and argon.
neon in British English
(ˈniːɒn)
noun
1.
a colourless odourless rare gaseous element, an inert gas occurring in trace amounts in the atmosphere: used in illuminated signs and lights. Symbol: Ne; atomic no: 10; atomic wt: 20.1797; valency: 0; density: 0.899 90 kg/m3; melting pt: –248.59°C; boiling pt: –246.08°C
2. (modifier)
of or illuminated by neon or neon lamps
neon sign
Word origin
C19: via New Latin from Greek neon new
neon in American English
(ˈniˌɑn)
noun
an inert chemical element, one of the noble gases, that is tasteless, odorless, and colorless, found in small quantities in the earth's atmosphere and used in discharge tubes, gas lasers, bright electrical signs, etc.: symbol, Ne; at. no., 10
Word origin
ModL: so named (1898) by Ramsay (sense 2), its co-discoverer (with M. W. Travers: see krypton) < Gr neon, neut. of neos, new
Examples of 'neon' in a sentence
neon
I smiled at Dr Madison in case my thoughts were flashing in neon across my forehead.
Anita Anderson SUMMER OF SECRETS (2003)
He walked along the street towards the front entrance, the name clear above the door, on an old-fashioned red neon sign.
Higgins, Jack A SEASON IN HELL (2003)
Above the club's gaudy neon entrance, there were spotlights, which were aimed at the cube.
Mark Burnell CHAMELEON (2003)
Above the club's gaudy neon entrance, there were spotlights, which were aimed at thecube.
Mark Burnell CHAMELEON (2003)
Word lists with
neon
chemical, Types of gas
In other languages
neon
British English: neon /ˈniːɒn/ NOUN
Neon is a gas which exists in very small amounts in the atmosphere.
American English: neon
Arabic: غَازُ الْنِيُون
Brazilian Portuguese: néon
Chinese: 霓虹灯
Croatian: neon
Czech: neón
Danish: neon
Dutch: neon
European Spanish: neón
Finnish: neon
French: néon
German: Neon
Greek: νέον
Italian: neon
Japanese: ネオン
Korean: 네온
Norwegian: neon
Polish: neon
European Portuguese: néon
Romanian: neon
Russian: неон
Latin American Spanish: neón
Swedish: neon
Thai: ไฟนีออน
Turkish: neon
Ukrainian: неон
Vietnamese: nê ông
British English: neon ADJECTIVE
Neon lights or signs are made from glass tubes filled with neon gas which produce a bright electric light.
In the city squares the neon lights flashed in turn.